Sanna Salán, 2025

Education 

MA Collaborative Theatre Making, Rose Bruford College, London 2023-2024

BA(Hons) Drama, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 2019-2023

Kallion Upper Secondary School (Art School), Helsinki 2015-2018 

Under Development 

2025. “Mr. Lion’s Lost Voice”. Children’s interactive music play, New writing. Sanna Salán, Rebecca Newall.  

2025. R&D. “Daughters”. Devising, movement and music. Dir. Scarlett Spicer, Isobel Ponsford. 

Theatre Roles 

(year. role. “play”. style. director. production, country. language.)

2024. Performer, Facilitator. “KODISTA (Of Home, Homing)”. Interactive installation and durational performance. Dir. Sanna Salán. Rose Bruford College, England. Language: English, Finnish. 

2024. Multi-role. “The Warp and The Weft”. Dance-theatre. Dir. Isobel Ponsford. Rose Bruford College MA Contemporary Directing Practice, England. Language: English. 

2024. Rea. “Here, Still”. New writing. Dir. Fiona Dwyer. Rose Bruford College MA Collaborative Theatre Making, England. Language: English. 

2024. Performer. “Cycle / 年轮”. Dance-Theatre. Dir. Sanna Salán. Rose Bruford College Symposium, England. Language: English. 

2023. Lord, Movement Chorus. “The Winter’s Tale”. Classical play. Dir. Kate Nelson. Theatre in The Park, Scotland. Language: English. 

2023. Norma. “What a Woman Should Want”. New Writing. Dir. Caladh Walker. Queen Margaret University, Scotland. Language: English. 

2018, 2019, 2021. Klara. “Viimeinen Patruuna”. A site-specific historical play. Dir. Marko Kokko. Mustion Linnan Kesäteatteri, Finland. Language: Finnish, Swedish. 

2021, 2023. Performer. “Joutsenet” (Eng. Swans). A new-writing monologue. Dir. Valtteri Rossi. Taidekollektiivi Perinnöttömät, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

2021. Actor, Scarer. “CULT”. Immersive Halloween Forest Walk. Dir. Frodo McDaniel. Kelburn Castle Estate, Scotland. Language: English.

Directing 

(year. “play”. style. production, country. language.)

2020. “Nykälän Nurkkatanssit”. New writing, Dance theatre. Huutoteatteri, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

2019. “Kaarnakorvessa/Laivanrakennuksen ohjekirja”. New writing, TYA. Vekarateatteri, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

2017. “Ei yhtään kakkua Perintöliinalle”. New writing, satire. Kallion Lukio, national diploma for theatre studies, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

Writing 

(year. “play”. style. co-writers. director. production, country. language.)

2024. “Here, Still”. New writing, devising. Co-writers: Arif Silverman, Fiona Dwyer, Roxana Muñoz, Su Peng, Bethany Lee. Dir. Fiona Dwyer, Bethany Lee. Dir. Fiona Dwyer, Bethany Lee. Rose Bruford College MA Collaborative Theatre Making, England. Language: English. 

2022. “MIMMIT2022”. New writing, satire. Co-writers: Pinja Packalén. Dir. Sara-Inari Pohjonen. Taidekollektiivi Perinnöttömät, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

2021. “Joutsenet”. Monologue, New writing. Dir. Valtteri Rossi. Taidekollektiivi Perinnöttömät, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

2020. “Nykälän Nurkkatanssit”. New writing, Dance theatre. Co-writers: Pinja Packalén, Juuso Nykänen. Dir. Sanna Salán. Huutoteatteri, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

Movement work 

(year. role. “play”. style. director. production, country. language.)

2024. Movement Director. “Dreams of Mars”. Adaptation, devising. Dir. Neha Hemachandra. Rose Bruford College, England.  

2024. Leader of devising process. “Cycle / 年轮”. Dance-Theatre. Dir. Sanna Salán. Rose Bruford College Symposium, England. Language: English. 

2024. Movement Director. “Here, Still”. New writing. Dir. Fiona Dwyer, Bethany Lee. Rose Bruford College MA Collaborative Theatre Making, England. Language: English. 

2022. Movement Director, Choreographer. “MIMMIT2022”. New writing, satire. Dir. Sara-Inari Pohjonen. Taidekollektiivi Perinnöttömät, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

Short Courses/ Workshops

2025. Flabbergast Theatre. “Contradictions” by Matej Matejka.

2025. Amy Rushent Movement. “Empowering the Performer’s Body” by Amy Rushent.  

2024. The Director’s Playground. “The Playground Term”. 

2024. Vertebra Theatre. “Puppetry in Tragedy” by Mayra Stergiou. 

2022. RADA, London. “Short Course Saturday”.  

Youth Theatre

(year. “play”. style. director. production/theatre, country. language.)

2019. “Cinderella the Pantomime”. Pantomime. Dir. Rebecca Donati, Lewis Baird. Tin Tub Theatre, Scotland. Language: English. 

2019. “Medea”. Classical play. Dir. Daniel Cameron. PACE Youth Theatre, Scotland. Language: English. 

2016. “Risteys”. Music theatre, New writing. Dir. Pinja Hahtola, Katja Thomson, Teemu Tainio. Par(r)asvaloissa, Finnish National Opera Youth Group, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

2015. “Rakkauden Jumalat”. Music theatre, New writing. Dir. Pinja Hahtola, Katja Thomson, Teemu Tainio. Par(r)asvaloissa, Finnish National Opera Youth Group, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

2013. “Kuinka-Kum-Maa on Kaikkialla”. Play. Dir. Marko Kokko. Vekarateatteri, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

2012. “Kuuluisa Kiljusen Herrasväki”. Play. Dir. Mikko Dahlström. Vekarateatteri, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

2011. “Suojelusenkeli”. Play. Dir. Sari Aalto. Vekarateatteri, Finland. Language: Finnish. 

Film Roles 

(year. role. “title”. style. director. production, country. language)

2023. ADA. “ADA”. Sci-fi. Dir. Michele Masiello. Student film, Queen Margaret University. Language: English. 

2023. Ana. “Where You Left Off”. Drama, Coming of Age. Dir. Roxana Mia. Student Film, Queen Margaret University. Language: English. 

Extra Curricular Activities 

2023-2024. Class Representative. MA Collaborative Theatre Making, Rose Bruford College. 

2022-2023. Social Secretary. Edinburgh University Ballroom Dancing Society. 

2021-2022. Treasurer. Taidekollektiivi Perinnöttömät. 

2020-2021. Vice-President. Taidekollektiivi Perinnöttömät. 

2020-2021. Actors Secretary, Social Secretary. Queen Margaret University Film Society. 

Grants

2022. Helsingin Kaupunki (The City of Helsinki) for “MIMMIT2022”. 

2022. Queen Margaret University Student and Vice-Chancellor's Development Fund for “MIMMIT2022”. 

2021. Queen Margaret University Student and Vice-Chancellor's Development Fund for "The Butterfly Effect". It was a digital choose your own narrative -performance created for Framework Theatre’s Framework Festival. 

Taidekollektiivi Perinnöttömät 

I am one of the founding members of theatre society “Taidekollektiivi Perinnöttömät ry” (Helsinki, 2020). The society was founded to create a platform for aspiring theatre makers to connect, create and showcase their work and since being founded, the society has created and produced one show a year.

I have taken on many roles within the society, including performing, directing, playwriting and taking responsibility on the society’s board (namely vice-president (2020/21) and treasurer (2021/22)). This project has taught me how to put my academic skills into use and provided a playground for creativity and experimentation.